Aerating minnow bucket



Feb. 5, 1952 J. R GlNTER AERATING MINNOW BUCKET Filed Feb. 4, 1948 IN V EN TOR. JOHN Q. Gm/TEQ ATTOENE Y Patented Feb. 5, 1952 AERATING MINNOW BUCKET John R. Ginter, Denver, 0010., assignor to James T. Clark, Fort Morgan, 0010.

Application February 4, 1948, Serial No. 6,172

1 Claim. 1

sion of a container which can be conveniently and easily carried on the fishermans person; which .will not injure the minnows; and which will automatically aerate the water in consequence of the movements of the body of the fisherman.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efiiciency. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the improved minnow carrier;

Fig. 2 is a top view thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical, longitudinal section, taken on the line 3-3, Fig. 2.,

The improved live bait carrier comprises an outer container I having a vertical concavity I I in one side to enable it to fit snugly to the body of the fisherman. The container is adapted to be partially filled with water, as indicated at I2.

The upper extremity of the container I0 is deformed outwardly to provide a shoulder portion I3, and is preferably formed with a rounded top bead I4 around its upper periphery. A penshaped lid I5 is snugly fitted into the upper portion of the container l0.

The lid is provided with a rounded peripheral edge I6 which rests against the shoulder portion l3 of the container. The lid is provided with perforations I! in its bottom and is formed with a convex top plate I8 permanently secured therein to form an air chamber between the bottom of the lid and the top plate. The peripheral edge of the top plate I8 is indented or cut back at spacedapart intervals to form a plurality of air openings I9. The top plate I8 carries a handle 20 by means of which the entire lid may be pulled from the container Ill.

The upper edge portion of the container I0 is The minnows or other live bait are placed in the water I2, the lid I5 is forced into place and the device is swung from a shoulder strap or belt on the fishermans person. The movements of the fisherman in walking and climbing causes the water in the container to splash against the bottom of the lid I5, squirting through the perforations I1 into the air compartment below the top plate I8. The splashes of water will absorb air from this compartment and run back through the perforations to aerate the water I2.

Fresh air is constantly entering the air compartment through the openings I9, and since these openings are not positioned over the perforations I'I, the water cannot splash from the container I0. Additional water can be added 'by simply pouring it onto the top plate I8 and allowing it to run through the passages I9 and the perforations I1.

20 While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same maybe varied, within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

An aerating lid for a minnow bucket comprising: a pan-shaped member having upturned sides adapted to slide within the minnow bucket and provided with perforations in its bottom; a projecting peripheral edge on said member limiting its insertion in the bucket; a convex top plate inset within said pan-shaped member within the enclosure of said upturned sides and being secured to the latter above said bottom and below the upper edge of said sides, the peripheral edge of said top plate being notched at spaced-apart intervals to provide air passages around its periphery; and a handle mounted on said convex top plate.

JOHN R. GIN'I'ER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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